{"id":44162,"date":"2023-03-03T10:52:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=44162"},"modified":"2023-03-03T10:52:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:52:42","slug":"tesla-deploying-first-supercharger-v4-huge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=44162","title":{"rendered":"Tesla is deploying its first Supercharger V4, and it&#8217;s huge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-Netherlands.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-Netherlands.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-Netherlands.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-Netherlands.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-Netherlands.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" width=\"1600\" height=\"756\" alt=\"Tesla Supercharger V4 Netherlands\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tesla is deploying its first Supercharger V4, a new generation of its DC fast-charging stations, and it\u2019s much bigger than the previous generation.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-286006\"\/><ins class=\"adsbygoogle author_ad ad-container adsbygoogle author_ad hide-lg author-in-content\" data-ad-host=\"ca-host-pub-5506057612223327\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4655152367470280\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Last year, we reported on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2022\/07\/19\/tesla-supercharger-v4-design-revealed\/\">Tesla\u2019s Supercharger V4 design being revealed in the plans for a new station<\/a>. Tesla is believed to be ramping up production of the new charger in order to start deployment  soon. The new charger is expected to feature a potential for a higher charge rate (which is currently capped at 250 kW for the Supercharger V3) and a solution to allow CCS charging for non-Tesla electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The CCS solution was later revealed to be <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2023\/02\/23\/tesla-supercharger-magic-dock-for-non-tesla-electric-cars-spotted-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Magic Dock<\/a>, but we have only seen it deployed on Supercharger V3 stations, and the V4 had yet to show its face until now.<\/p>\n<p>Now we learn that Tesla has started to deploy the new Supercharger V4 with a station being spotted under construction in Harderwijk, the Netherlands:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" title=\"FIRST V4 TESLA SUPERCHARGER EVER?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L8yjEb8ajnc?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Previously details about the Supercharger V4 pointed to a taller stall with a longer charging cable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1646\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg 1646w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?resize=150,81 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?resize=300,162 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?resize=768,415 768w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?resize=1024,554 1024w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?resize=1536,831 1536w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?resize=350,189 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?resize=140,76 140w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Tesla-Supercharger-V4-and-V3-side-by-side.jpg?resize=1600,865 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1646px) 100vw, 1646px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Now this new station in the Netherlands is still under construction, but we can still see the size of the new Supercharger stalls \u2013 and they are huge:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2242\" height=\"1032\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg 2242w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=150,69 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=300,138 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=768,354 768w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=1024,471 1024w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=1536,707 1536w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=2048,943 2048w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=350,161 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=140,64 140w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-03-at-9.42.16-AM.jpg?resize=1600,736 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2242px) 100vw, 2242px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately, we don\u2019t get a good look at the cable, but if it is located where it was on the technical drawings, it will undoubtedly be much longer at that height.<\/p>\n<p>A longer cable is critical for new Tesla Superchargers as the automaker is opening up the network to non-Tesla electric vehicles, which don\u2019t necessarily have a charge port at the same location as Tesla\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>It results in them sometimes having to park in weird ways to access the charger and sometimes even blocking other stalls.<\/p>\n<p>A longer cable would be a solution.<\/p>\n<p>Now with the first station being deployed, we should also soon learn more about the potential higher capacity of Supercharger V4. With the previous generation, Tesla sent out a rare press release to announce the deployment. We might see the same with Supercharger V4 any day now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla is deploying its first Supercharger V4, a new generation of its DC fast-charging stations, and it\u2019s much bigger than the previous generation. Last year, we reported on\u00a0Tesla\u2019s Supercharger V4 design being revealed in the plans for a new station. 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